Shortcuts Google Mail for Windows

We present to your attention the shortcuts for the Google Mail for Windows which is used on the operating
system Windows, in this hotkeys description 83 of the most popular and important shortcuts are offered.
You can also add your changes on our portal if you consider the data insufficiently complete
or add a new program from the very beginning.

Navigate Main Gmail Window

Windows

Description Edit Cancel Save & submit

G, then I

Go to Inbox

G, then S

Go to starred conversations

G, then T

Go to sent mail

G, then D

Go to Drafts

G, then A

Go to all mail

G, then C

Go to Contacts

G, then L

Go to Label. Use arrow keys from here

Esc

Generally resets state. Often necessary before using a Keyboard Shortcut to move out of the current task or field. Sometimes reloading page helps via Ctrl+R.

Z

Undo previous action

Main Window - Manage Message List

Windows

Description Edit Cancel Save & submit

Some of these Shortcuts work for both Message List and Single Message view but may have different effects.

J/K

Move to next (older) / move to previous (newer) e-mail or conversation

Mute selected message. Archives the conversation and all future messages

S

Star or unstar message

+/-

Mark as important + or remove -

Y

Remove from current view: To archive while in Inbox, to Inbox while in Trash, remove star while in Starred Conversation, remove Label while in Labels.

Main Window - Manage Single Messages

Windows

Description Edit Cancel Save & submit

Some of these Shortcuts work for both Message List and Single Message view but may have different effects.

J/K

Move to next (older) / move to previous (newer) e-mail or conversation

N/P

Move to next part / previous part of conversation in message

R

Reply to sender

Shift+R

Reply to sender in new window

A

Reply to all

Shift+A

Reply to all in new window

F

Forward message

Shift+F

Forward message in new window

Ctrl+S

Save Message. Cursor should be in field

Ctrl+[/Ctrl+]

Remove from current view and move to older / move to newer message (won't delete message, just changes view)

Ctrl+{/Ctrl+}

Archive and move to older message / move to newer message

U

Return to inbox or conversation list

#

Delete selected message and jump back to the message list

V

Move selected message

L

Add label to message, opens label menu and jump back to the message list

E/[

Archive selected messages and jump back to the message list

!

Mark selected messages as spam and jump back to the message list

M

Mute selected message and jump back to the message list

S

Star or unstar message

Y

Remove from current view and jump back to the message list

Compose Messages

Windows

Description Edit Cancel Save & submit

C

Compose a new message (Press Escape to cancel)

Ctrl+Enter

Send Message

Ctrl+./Ctrl+,

Move cursor to next / move cursor to previous chat or compose window (or to main window)

Ctrl+Shift+C

Add Cc recipient

Ctrl+Shift+B

Add Bcc recipient

Ctrl+Shift+F

Change From address

Format Text in Messages

Windows

Description Edit Cancel Save & submit

Ctrl+Shift++/-

Increase / decrease the font size of all or some text

Ctrl+Shift+5/6

Change font to the previous font / to the next font as listed in the menu

Ctrl+B

Bold formatting

Ctrl+I

Italic formatting

Ctrl+U

Uunderline formatting

Ctrl+Shift+7

Create Numbered List

Ctrl+Shift+8

Create Bulleted List

Ctrl+Shift+L

Left align

Ctrl+Shift+E

Center align

Ctrl+Shift+R

Right align

Ctrl+]/[

Increase indent/ decrease indent

Ctrl+Shift+9

Format text block to Quote

Ctrl+Shift+.

Change text directionality to Right-to-Left

Ctrl+Shift+,

Change text directionality to Left-to-Right

Ctrl+K

Insert hyperlink

Tasks in Gmail

Windows

Description Edit Cancel Save & submit

Shortcuts for Gmail Tasks seem to be a bit buggy. Shift+T adds message to the task list, but the focus never makes it to the task window. There seems to be no way to re-gain focus after. Page refresh with F5 and G, then K does the trick but is not pretty.

G, then K

Go to task window or opens task window (see limitations above)

Shift+T

Add message(s) to Tasks

Arrow Keys

Move cursor up and down in task list

Ctrl+Up Arrow /Ctrl+Down Arrow

Move current task up and down in task list

Tab/Shift+Tab

Increase / Decrease Indent

Shift+Enter

Edit task details, including due date or notes.

Shift+Esc

Shift the cursor from tasks to Gmail, but only one-way

Esc

Closes Task Window if focus is on it (see limitations above)

Control Main Browser Window (General Browser Shortcuts)

Windows

Description Edit Cancel Save & submit

Alt+Arrow Left/Alt+Arrow Right

One page back / one page forward

End/Home

Jump to beginning of page / end of page

Page Up/Page Down

Jump one page up / one page down

Alt+d, then multiple tab's

Move the focus of the browser to the main window. Jumps to the address bar first, then through toolbars until landing at the main window.

Tab/Shift+Tab

Jump forward / jump backwards between input fields

Ctrl+R

Refresh page. Sometimes GMail seems to get stuck on certain pages won't allow shortcuts. Things tend to work fine after a page refresh.